10 Interesting Fact About Pumpkins

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• Pumpkin or pumpkin is one of the most popular fruits in the fall.
• The orange color in the pumpkin comes from carotenoids called beta-carotene.
• Pumpkin is a fruit that can be eaten, but there is also a type of pumpkin that is only used as a mere decoration.
• Pumpkin is a type of fruit that contains many important fiber and nutrients such as vitamin A, potassium, and antioxidants.
• The sweet taste in the pumpkin comes from natural sugar found in it.
• The size of the pumpkin can be very large, and can even reach more than 1,000 kg.
• The pumpkin has been planted and processed as food for more than 7,500 years.
• Pumpkin is used as the main ingredient in making typical dishes such as pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie, and pumpkin cake.
• In the United States, the Halloween tradition uses a lot of pumpkin as a decoration and carved into a scary face called Jack-O-Lantern.
• Pumpkin is also used as an ingredient in making a drink called Pumpkin Spice Latte, which is very popular in the autumn in North America.